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Implementation and evaluation of interprofessional ‘Arclight’ ophthalmoscopy training for health care students at the University of Rwanda

GCRF Funding Cycle2018-19 Principal InvestigatorDr Andrew Blaikie SchoolsMedicine ODA countriesRwanda Sustainable Development GoalsGoal 3 The World Health Organisation (WHO) highlights that interprofessional education (IPE) is required to prepare a ‘practice-ready’ collaborative health workforce to manage the challenges of global health issues. Preventable and treatable visual impairment is a global health issue that affects 285 million … Read more

Fishing and Farming in the desert?

Understanding the impact of El Niño on marginal communities in northern Peru GCRF Funding Cycle2018-19 Principal InvestigatorNina Laurie SchoolsGeography & Sustainable Development ODA countriesPeru Sustainable Development GoalsGoal 1, Goal 13 In 2017, El Niño Costero devastated northern Peru. Outbreaks of malaria, dengue and zika infected hundreds of people; and large-scale flooding resulted in loss of … Read more

Community Capabilities and Marine Protected Area Governance

Scaling up and Capacity development GCRF Funding Cycle2019-20 Principal InvestigatorTim Stojanvoic SchoolsGeography & Sustainable Development ODA countriesKenya Sustainable Development GoalsGoal 16 This is rapid response work responding to the Covid-19 crisis. The aim of the project is to protect the marine environment and to improve the social welfare of communities for whom Covid-19 has been … Read more

Global Challenges Forum GCRF Toolkit

UKRI have produced Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) guidance on ‘Funders observations on preparing your proposal’. Please note that Scottish Funding Council (SFC) GCRF proposals are within the UKRI GCRF Guidance remit, and therefore proposals which cannot demonstrate Official Development Assistance (ODA) compliance will not be considered. Please read the UKRI ODA Global Challenged Research Fund … Read more

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